RFC 7855: Source Packet Routing in Networking (SPRING) Problem Statement and Requirements

The ability for a node to specify a forwarding path, other than the normal shortest path, that a particular packet will traverse, benefits a number of network…

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Outgoing relationships (6 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 4364: BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
Normative reference — RFC 4762: Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) Signaling
Normative reference — RFC 4761: Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using BGP for Auto-Discovery and Signaling
Normative reference — RFC 6624: Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks Using BGP for Auto-Discovery and Signaling

Incoming relationships (11 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 8355: Resiliency Use Cases in Source Packet Routing in Networking (SPRING) Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8354: Use Cases for IPv6 Source Packet Routing in Networking (SPRING)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8660: Segment Routing with the MPLS Data Plane
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8665: OSPF Extensions for Segment Routing
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8667: IS-IS Extensions for Segment Routing
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8666: OSPFv3 Extensions for Segment Routing
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8662: Entropy Label for Source Packet Routing in Networking (SPRING) Tunnels
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9479: IS-IS Application-Specific Link Attributes
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8919: IS-IS Application-Specific Link Attributes
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9492: OSPF Application-Specific Link Attributes
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8920: OSPF Application-Specific Link Attributes